Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers after midnight. Low 36F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%..
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Updated: February 14, 2026 @ 7:35 pm
Slovakia applaud fans at the end of a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Slovakia’s Dalibor Dvorsky, right, scores his side’s third goal during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Slovakia’s goalkeeper Samuel Hlavaj, left, celebrates with his teammate Slovakia’s Juraj Slafkovsky end of a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Slovakia’s Juraj Slafkovsky end of a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Slovakia applaud fans at the end of a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Slovakia’s Dalibor Dvorsky, right, scores his side’s third goal during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Slovakia’s goalkeeper Samuel Hlavaj, left, celebrates with his teammate Slovakia’s Juraj Slafkovsky end of a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
Slovakia’s Juraj Slafkovsky end of a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
MILAN (AP) — Fans, try to keep up: Sometimes the hockey tournament at the Olympics isn’t just win and move on.
Slovakia was all smiles after losing 5-3 to Sweden on Saturday. That is because Dalibor Dvorsky scored with 39 seconds left to make it a two-goal margin instead of three and it also gave Slovakia the tiebreaker it needed to win the group and advance automatically to the quarterfinals.
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